The Apple Cafés that 1996 nearly saw
Photo: Landmark Entertainment Group.
In November 1996, Apple announced it would open a chain of cafés. Videoconferencing and on-demand movies and music were among the touted attractions, but its the retro design vibe that seems strangest now. The plans ground to a halt by December, 1997.
The Apple Store that never was [GUIFX via Cult of Mac]
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"It looks kinda like the Cafe 80s in BTTF2! "Beans, chicken, b-b-beef or p..p..p..."
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"@5: ID4 is what they called it back when the movie was first coming out. because..."
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"Yes, it does look almost exactly like San Francisco's Metreon! (Sony's foray int..."
EFDisaster on The Apple Cafés that 1996 near...
"ID 4? As in a sequel to Independence Day? As in THREE sequels to Independence da..."
HeatherB on The Apple Cafés that 1996 near...
"The Store OF THE FUTURE!!!!..."
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mkultra on The Apple Cafés that 1996 near...
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scaught
#1 – 6:21 AM June 4, 2009
Totally retro in that 1996 way. It looks like a red robin or something.
mkultra
#2 – 8:02 AM June 4, 2009
Hmmmm, that is a spitting image of the first floor at the Sony Metreon in downtown SF. Seriously.
Anonymous Anonymous
#3 – 8:33 AM June 4, 2009
Aren't Apple "Genius Bars" somewhat similar, if not quite so elaborate?
HeatherB
#4 – 8:59 AM June 4, 2009
The Store OF THE FUTURE!!!!
EFDisaster
#5 – 11:27 AM June 4, 2009
ID 4?
As in a sequel to Independence Day?
As in THREE sequels to Independence day?
wow.
I do like the globe-in-apple-logo design, it smacks of manifest destiny and super-ego.
Anonymous Anonymous
#6 – 1:10 PM June 4, 2009
Yes, it does look almost exactly like San Francisco's Metreon! (Sony's foray into 'experience building environments' for those that don't know.)
And you see how well that went. Most of it vacant for years, the Sony Style and Playstation stores closing, selling the building to the local mall chain, and soon to get that entire look removed as it gets renovated into a "proper" mall.
On the other hand the current Apple stores are weirdly sterile, I always feel like I should follow clean room procedures when I'm in there. Which I suppose is the point. Give me Captain Nemo over a lab assistant any day. (And I'm not even into steampunk.)
zikman
#7 – 1:35 PM June 4, 2009
@5: ID4 is what they called it back when the movie was first coming out. because, um, it came out on july 4th.
don't ask me.
Beak
#8 – 11:09 AM June 5, 2009
It looks kinda like the Cafe 80s in BTTF2!
"Beans, chicken, b-b-beef or p..p..pork."